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Hey so 5'5''-5'6'' at 49kg I think 100% the thing you need to focus on is gaining muscle. I would in fact suggest you cut down on the amount of exercise you do as you just need to grow muscle and working out so much is basically leeching away any progress you can make, especially being vegan as that makes it difficult to take in enough calories and protein in a day. In short, you don't have enough muscle on your frame. I know plenty of females who are 5'4''-5'6'' who weigh anywhere from 130-150lbs who are in great shape. This is what I would focus on: 1 - eat more food and more protein. I'd aim to get at least 100 grams of protein a day. I don't know if you're tracking calories or your feelings on that, but, again, 49kg at your height is very light and you can look to slowly gain weight 2 - cut down on the exercise. You're exercising a TON in order to get smaller and reveal your abs. You in fact need to exercise less and give your muscles time and energy to recover and grow larger 3- get progressively stronger each week - you should be able to do more reps or more weight pretty much every week As you add muscle to your body, your metabolism will increase and it'll be easier to show off your abs as your body drops body fat. You're in a really great position actually to get abs as you are really small and can easily add lean muscle to your body which will help you show them off Just to give you an idea this woman is 130lbs in both pictures and is about 5'5''

Hey firecrest, abs are the single most difficult area for both men and women to define. For most people, abs won't show until about 10% for men and 20% for women and if you want lower abs, you have to get even lower and that requires an extremely perfect diet routine How tall are you and how much do you weigh?